About this episode
Karina Graham shares her journey of recovery from addiction and her fight to reunite with her children after they were taken from her care.
When Karina Graham’s children were removed from her care, social services did not step in with support. Instead, she was left to recover from her alcohol addiction alone. To form functional relationships with her sons’ foster parents. And to heal from this intensely traumatic moment. But that still wasn’t enough to get her boys back… In this frank, raw conversation with Olly, Karina recounts how her life’s been affected by domestic abuse; why she found herself turning to drink and drugs; and what happens when a reformed mum fights the system to reunite with her family. Karina is an advocate for Pause, a national charity that works to improve the lives of women who have had – or are at risk of having – more than one child removed from their care, and the services and systems that affect them. To find out more, visit https://pause.org.uk —----- Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart freeloads his way to consumer nirvana. With the help of services like Olio, Freecycle, the Library of Things and Magic Freebies, how many free products can he add to his bag of swag? And is the trend for using and abusing multiple free trials now OVER? —----- Elsewhere, down the Foxhole, Alix Fox…
People in this episode
Hosts: Olly Mann, Ollie Peart, Alix Fox
Guest: Karina Graham
Topics covered
- child welfare
- addiction recovery
- domestic abuse
- family reunification
- free products
- pegging history
Keywords
- child removal
- alcohol addiction
- domestic abuse
- family support
- freecycle
- pegging
- Olio
- Magic Freebies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pause
Books & works: Kama Sutra, Greek theatre
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